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The Origins of the United Arab Emirates: A Political and Social History of the Trucial States book cover

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The Origins of the United Arab Emirates A Political and Social History of the Trucial States

By Rosemarie Said Zahlan Copyright 1978
310 Pages
by Routledge

310 Pages
by Routledge

310 Pages
by Routledge
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The creation of the United Arab Emirates in 1971 ended a century and a half of the existence of the Trucial States in special treaty relations with Britain. This book, first published in 1978, describes the evolution of tribes and their rulers’ authority over time, and the tribes’ treaties with Britain as it sought to exercise imperial control over its trade routes. Analysing changes to society... Read more

1. The Trucial States in 1919: Rule by Tradition  2. The Aftermath of War: Perpetuation of Control  3. The Challenge to Power: Brother, Nephew and Son  4. Maintenance of Power: Political and Social Fabric  5. Saudi Arabia and Iran: Outside Pressures  6. Establishment of the Air-Route: Test of Imperial Policy  7. The Preliminary Oil Concessions: Triumphant Enterprise  8. Territorial Claims: Saudi Arabia and Iran  9. Boundary Disputes: Chaos in Order  10. The Reform Movement of Dubai: The Beginnings of Democracy  11. The Exercise of Power: British Representatives  12. The Trucial States in 1939: The Dawn of a New Age  13. Epilogue: The Emergence of the United Arab Emirates

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Rosemarie Said Zahlan

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